BLACKSPOTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLACKSPOTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BLACKSPOTS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLACKSPOTS is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKSPOTS
No single letter turns BLACKSPOTS into another word.
How BLACKSPOTS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLACKSPOTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKSPOTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BLACKSPOTS mean in Scrabble?
BLACKSPOTS is the plural of BLACKSPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKSPOTS
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Common questions about BLACKSPOTS
- Is BLACKSPOTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKSPOTS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKSPOTS worth?
- BLACKSPOTS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKSPOTS?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKSPOTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLACKSPOTS:
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